A girlfriend texted me in panic: “JANE! I’m flying from Canada to New Zealand tomorrow! QUICK! TOP TRAVEL TIPS WITH KIDS!” Then she admonished me for not having a handy blog article about this for her to refer to. So Tash, this one is for you. Just a…

I’m starting this article on January 15th, 2018. It’s been many months since my last post, and I finally feel ready to take a stab at writing again. On July 15th, 2017, exactly six months ago, my mother, Catherine, died. Those of you who read my blog…

Second Pregnancy Syndrome (or SPS as I like to think of it) is definitely a thing. During a first pregnancy, you’re in a honeymoon period. Whether you feel sick or fantastic, you’re constantly aware of your pregnancy. You get weekly update emails from…

I’ve often wondered, with all the knitting I do, why I don’t have more finished projects to enjoy. Most of the things I’ve made, I have given away. I give them to friends and family to enjoy (I hope), and then I make something else. It’s not that I don’t…

Frogging, in the knitting world, means to completely unravel a piece of knitted work. Remember my beautiful Rolling Rock sweater I completed a few months ago? It no longer exists in sweater form. It has been frogged. “Jane!” you exclaim, “That’s terrible!…

Before the November 8th US presidential election, I wrote an article about why it’s important to vote, and why I had voted for Hillary Clinton. As you have probably heard, Donald Trump won the election. Where do I go from here? Nowhere, really. Living in…

November 8th isn’t really Election 2016 Day; it’s the Election Deadline. Something like 37 States have allowed early voting, and NPR analysts estimate that up to one third of votes will be cast before November 8th. It also feels like the final submission…

It’s over, guys! I’ve made it through my CELTA certification and have come out the other side (relatively) unscathed. I am now certified to teach English as a foreign language. As I’ve mentioned before, CELTA is a certificate in teaching English to…

It’s time for another knitting update! This year has been the year of Christmas 2016 knitting. My goal (likely unachievable) has been to make a knitted Christmas gift for everyone in my immediate family. Including siblings, spouses, parents and various…

Fair Isle knitting is a technique that involves knitting with two different-colored strands of yarn. Called Fair Isle because it originated in Scotland on (you guessed it!) Fair Isle, it is also known as stranded knitting, stranded colorwork, or simply…